We are Bianca & Tom. we love our life just the way it is. Still, we know there’s gotta be more and that is what we constantly want to discover new places and we want to take you on our journey with us. The journey of our life which is a journey to ourselves … one time around the world & beyond.
After our short stop at Paronella Park, we continued towards Airlie Beach – the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. We had a quick swim in the ocean at Mission Beach, stopped for a picture at the Golden Gumboot in Tully and got refreshed in the Rock Pool in Townsville. We enjoyed a panoramic …
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Paronella Park is a real hidden gem – we just found it because friends recommended it to us. It is located in Manor Creek – approximately an hour from Cairns. It is the legacy of José Paronella, a Spanish immigrant, who created the park for public entertainment in the early 1930s. Once upon a time …
After we had spent two incredible weeks on New Zealand’s South Island visiting Kahurangi National Park, Aoraki Mount Cook, Wanaka and Queenstown, it was time for our next stop: Australia – a completely new terrain for both of us. We have always struggled with ourselves whether to visit Australia or not – white …
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Queenstown is NZ’s adventure capital No 1. New Zealand’s South Island was not one of the first places where Bungee Jumping became commercial for no reason. If you want to spend relaxing days at the lake, you better go to Wanaka. Queenstown is also nicely located at a lake – Lake Wakatipu (NZ’s …
Already on our last vacation in New Zealand in 2015, we spent two wonderful days in Wanaka. As we completely loved it there, we wanted to go there again for some time. Wanaka is about 1 hour and 45-minute drive from Twizel and about 2,5 hours from Mount Cook Village. It lies directly …
Wanaka at its Best – The South Island’s MUST-VISIT Read More »
After we had successfully done and survived the 1st part of the Heaphy Track (Kohaihai-Heaphy Hut and back), we continued our journey towards Aoraki Mount Cook. Our first stop was Arthur’s Pass, where we decided to spend the night and then do a little hike the next morning. Arthur’s Pass is the South …
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It is our second time in New Zealand and after our first days back, we know: We still love New Zealand. In 2015, we spent one month in this wonderful and diverse country at the end of the world (or at the beginning, depending from where you look at it), visiting the South …
Great Walking in New Zealand – A Beach Expedition on the Heaphy Track Read More »
After our time in Zambia had ended, we continued our journey to the last stop on our tour through Africa – Botswana and Chobe National Park. Knowing that we will be sitting in the airplane to New Zealand and therefore, to the first world, in only a few days, we decided to give …
Already surprised about the not-so-friendliness but pretty high “Africanness” of Nambia (complicated processes, no working systems, waiting forever for everything), we started our planned detour to Zambia – not for the country but for the famous Victoria Falls and swimming in the Devil’s Pool – enjoying life on the edge. Bianca was very …
The Real Africa: The Guide to Victoria Falls & Devil’s Pool Read More »
After our days in the Sesriem area of Namib-Naukluft National Park, we continued to Etosha National Park. As it is a very long journey, we decided to go to the area around Swakopmund and then go further to Etosha. The drive from Sesriem to Swakopmund takes around 5 hours and is rather straight, bumpy as …
Swakopmund to Etosha: “From the Moon to Animal Utopia” Read More »
After our time in South Africa had come to an end after 3 weeks, we continued our journey to the next country in Africa we planned to explore, Namibia. We spent our last night in South Africa in Joburg (what Johannesburg is called by its inhabitants), in the rather nice student quarter Braamfontein, …
We decided to visit two National Parks in South Africa – iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Kruger National Park. Our goal was clear – spotting as many animals as possible. Of course, we hoped to see all of the Big Five, but you cannot plan this – you can just go on safari and see …
Kruger National Park & Co – The Big Five & Safari in South Africa Read More »